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ONE THING I KNOW_David Snyder #828670 11/16/24 07:14 AM User Showcase
Joined: Aug 2014 Posts: 8,491 North Carolina David Snyder OP Veteran
OP David Snyder Veteran Joined: Aug 2014 Posts: 8,491 North Carolina	Hey All, Well, I just emerged from a psychotic family episode that was like William Faulkner x the Addams Family x The Shining x King Lear x The Walking Dead x One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest x Psycho x 1,000. Maybe I will write a song or a dark, Southern Gothic redneck memoir about it all one day, or maybe I will just hang with my wife and my besties and the Forum Family and say to hell with it. As Jesus said: "Your family is all the people who aren't psychotic." Or something like that. In the meantime, I wrote a new tune. Some of my well-worn templates got messed up. So, I had to start over from scratch. Because I was feeling super lazy I did not use too many tracks or plugins. And it might sound better! Who would have thought!! Crank it. Maybe it sounds kinda Don Henley, I don't know. But that would be okay be me. I love me some Don Henley from back in the day now. One Thing I Know By David Snyder https://soundcloud.com/david-snyder-gigs4/one-thing-i-know V1 I got a 67 beat up truck My daddy gave to me So I could drive across America To find the one I need to see He said I messed up when I let you go Bought my freedom with misery And these rusted chains around my heart Just won’t let me be You sent me that letter from Tulsa The address is easy to read And your phone number’s written on my arm Right underneath my sleeve I got one last chance to save my life If I don’t drive too slow And I can get to you by daylight And just stay on this road CH One thing I know This kind of hurt can kill And I’ve thought about it a million times It’s just the way I feel All my other words were meaningless But these five words are true I'm driving to ask forgiveness and I will always love you V2 See freedom’s a lot like peace of mind That one thing’s for sure Cause you don’t even know what it is ‘Til you don’t have it anymore And I’d trade in all my yesterdays For one night in your arms Please give me one tomorrow Just to tell you I was wrong CH One thing I know This kind of hurt can kill And I’ve thought about it a million times It’s just the way I feel All my other words were meaningless But these five words are true I'm driving to ask forgiveness and I will always love you BRIDGE And the sun is coming up And I’m just about to turn I’m thirty miles from being saved So these tires are gonna burn CH And one thing I know This kind of hurt can kill And I’ve thought about it a million times It’s just the way I feel All my other words were meaningless But these five words are true I'm driving to ask forgiveness and I will always love you All music and lyrics copyright 2024 by David Snyder, ASCAP/Day of Faith Records David Snyder: Vocals, Acoustic and Electric Guitars, Arrangement Synthesizers, Additional Instrumentation, Mixing, Mastering, Production and Engineering RealTracks in style: 3467:Bass, Electric, AmericanaSyncSteveAB Ev16 085 RealTracks in style: 3099:Organ, Rhythm AmericanaSlow16thsMike Ev16 060 RealTracks in style: 3520:Guitar, Electric, Rhythm Americana16thsDelayBrent Ev16 075 RealDrums in style:AmericanaRoots16th^02-a:Sidestick , b:Snare David Snyder Songwriter/Renaissance Man Studio + Fingers https://davidsnydersongs.com/ https://spoti.fi/359Gigs www.davidsnydermusic.com/ www.reverbnation.com/davidpsnyder www.soundcloud.com/david-snyder-gigs4 https://www.songtradr.com/user/profile/david.snyder

Re: ONE THING I KNOW_David Snyder David Snyder #828700 11/16/24 10:11 AM User Showcase
Joined: Aug 2010 Posts: 8,989 Northeastern USA rsdean Veteran
rsdean Veteran Joined: Aug 2010 Posts: 8,989 Northeastern USA	David, An awesome passionately sung song. Great lyrics and love the vocal. I hear some Don Henley, some Ray Charles, some Dylan... So yeah, great! Loved it all! Bob Robert S. Dean - SoundCloud Song Channel

Re: ONE THING I KNOW_David Snyder David Snyder #828778 11/16/24 05:25 PM User Showcase
Joined: Nov 2008 Posts: 3,711 DC Ron Veteran
DC Ron Veteran Joined: Nov 2008 Posts: 3,711	Well, David, as they say...you don't choose your family. But it can be complicated. That's all I have on that. Don't know if this song sounds "better", but it does sound GREAT! Very clear mix and love the placement of your (very earnest) vocals. Super write. Road songs and lost loves never get old, at least to me. Nicely placed splash at the end, too. Love the splash... We were VERY early riders on the Eagles bandwagon, and Bernie and Randy were my personal favorites. Never was the same to me after they split. But if you were channeling Don, I hear it, and there's nothing wrong with that. Don (and you) can wail! Enjoyed your tune! DC Ron BiaB Audiophile Presonus Studio One ASUS I9-12900K DAW, 32 GB RAM Presonus Faderport 16 Too many guitars (is that a thing?)

Re: ONE THING I KNOW_David Snyder David Snyder #828803 11/16/24 08:24 PM User Showcase
Joined: Apr 2009 Posts: 10,870 Middlesex, NC Guitarhacker Veteran
Guitarhacker Veteran Joined: Apr 2009 Posts: 10,870 Middlesex, NC	Man I really like this one. You can find my music at: www.herbhartley.com Add nothing that adds nothing to the music. You can make excuses or you can make progress but not both. The magic you are looking for is in the work you are avoiding.

Re: ONE THING I KNOW_David Snyder David Snyder #828809 11/16/24 11:04 PM User Showcase
Joined: Dec 2012 Posts: 8,647 Originally Missouri ... Now Al... Al-David Veteran
Al-David Veteran Joined: Dec 2012 Posts: 8,647 Originally Missouri ... Now Al...	Hi David, Have an extra ten minutes or thereabouts, so I clicked onto this one. Glad I did. I get more of a Dylan vibe on this one than anything else. One of the big differences between you and Dylan, though, is I can actually understand each word of your vocal! And that's a good difference. Heartfelt vocal, simple-to-digest backing tracks that perfectly fit the song, and a terrific lyric - everything that's needed for a great song, and that's what you have here. Best to you and loved one. Alan BIAB 2024 Ultra Plus-all StylePaksWin1132GB DDR5Rhyzen 9745xAT 2035 MicPeavey Nashville 112 AmpIbanez ART120* Acoustic/Electric/Washburn D200S Acoustic*Stromberg Monterey Jazz Guitar Loops: https://aldavidmusic.wixsite.com/bestmusicloops

Re: ONE THING I KNOW_David Snyder David Snyder #828835 11/17/24 05:22 AM User Showcase
Joined: Mar 2022 Posts: 1,130 France Normandie L laurent4114 Expert
laurent4114 Expert L Joined: Mar 2022 Posts: 1,130 France Normandie	Hello David It's not because there are a lot of tracks that it's better, sometimes it's even the opposite. Simplicity and efficiency can rhyme with beauty and this is the case for your song. Laurent

Re: ONE THING I KNOW_David Snyder David Snyder #828836 11/17/24 05:54 AM User Showcase
Joined: Jan 2014 Posts: 2,571 Pembrokeshire vicarn Veteran
vicarn Veteran Joined: Jan 2014 Posts: 2,571 Pembrokeshire	Wonderful write with passionate delivery and just enough tracks. As that famous poet (who's name escapes me for the moment) once said "Less is more". Vic

Re: ONE THING I KNOW_David Snyder David Snyder #828842 11/17/24 07:24 AM User Showcase
Joined: May 2019 Posts: 5,078 Dallas, PA, USA BabuMusic Veteran
BabuMusic Veteran Joined: May 2019 Posts: 5,078 Dallas, PA, USA	Yes, I can hear Henley singing this, but prefer you, David. GREAT song! I really love it. I can't say it's because of your messed-up-templates solution, but this is my new all-time favorite David Snyder song. Outstanding lyrics with some very heartfelt vocal. This song makes one feel better. Dude, that's special. As Jesus said: "Your family is all the people who aren't psychotic." Or something like that. HAHAHA Enjoy whatever happens! marty YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@babumusic51 SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/marty-straub Band in a Box, Reaper, Cakewalk, Ozone 12, EZDrummer

Re: ONE THING I KNOW_David Snyder David Snyder #828856 11/17/24 09:12 AM User Showcase
Joined: Aug 2012 Posts: 12,922 Florida floyd jane Veteran
floyd jane Veteran Joined: Aug 2012 Posts: 12,922 Florida	Good songwriting. Solid. Passionate sing. Just-Right tracks. Good mix. This is good music. Real. Heart. fj 150+ Songs produced using BIAB RealTracks And 50 more... and some more...

Re: ONE THING I KNOW_David Snyder David Snyder #828933 11/17/24 05:17 PM User Showcase
Joined: May 2023 Posts: 2,245 UK WaoBand Veteran
WaoBand Veteran Joined: May 2023 Posts: 2,245 UK	Really good country rock. Great lyrics with a dynamic chorus and bridge. Some favourite Waoist Adages: #1: Play on the Way. #13: Ask not for whom the flower blooms, it blooms for you. #58: Bring consciousness to it. #63: On the road to effortlessness, effort must be made. #92: Be Love Now, the rest will come on its own.

Re: ONE THING I KNOW_David Snyder David Snyder #828965 11/17/24 08:38 PM User Showcase
Joined: Apr 2016 Posts: 7,275 Cooran Queensland Australia rayc Veteran
rayc Veteran Joined: Apr 2016 Posts: 7,275 Cooran Queensland Australia	I can hear this being sung Ray Charles style - though a road song isn't very RnB it'd work. As it stands/sits/plays it's really good. Some polishing is possible but there's no need as the vocal commitment is the key ingredient. Cheers rayc "What's so funny about peace, love & understanding?" - N.Lowe

Re: ONE THING I KNOW_David Snyder David Snyder #828989 11/18/24 12:34 AM User Showcase
Joined: Sep 2010 Posts: 8,205 Sacramento, California dcuny Veteran
dcuny Veteran Joined: Sep 2010 Posts: 8,205 Sacramento, California	Hi, David. As floyd jane said, sung with passion. You know how to sell a song. Nice! -- David Cuny My virtual singer development blog Vocal control, you say. Never heard of it. Is that some kind of ProTools thing? BiaB 2025 \| Windows 11 \| Reaper \| Way too many VSTis.

Re: ONE THING I KNOW_David Snyder David Snyder #829021 11/18/24 06:44 AM User Showcase
Joined: Nov 2007 Posts: 6,062 Ontario, Canada BlueAttitude Veteran
BlueAttitude Veteran Joined: Nov 2007 Posts: 6,062 Ontario, Canada	Yeah! I really like this one, David, excellent write and performance! Dave Blue Attitude Website Blue Attitude YouTube channel

Re: ONE THING I KNOW_David Snyder rsdean #829062 11/18/24 11:02 AM User Showcase
Joined: Aug 2014 Posts: 8,491 North Carolina David Snyder OP Veteran
OP David Snyder Veteran Joined: Aug 2014 Posts: 8,491 North Carolina	Thanks Bob! I am so glad you liked it! David Snyder Songwriter/Renaissance Man Studio + Fingers https://davidsnydersongs.com/ https://spoti.fi/359Gigs www.davidsnydermusic.com/ www.reverbnation.com/davidpsnyder www.soundcloud.com/david-snyder-gigs4 https://www.songtradr.com/user/profile/david.snyder

Re: ONE THING I KNOW_David Snyder David Snyder #829086 11/18/24 01:11 PM User Showcase
Joined: Feb 2016 Posts: 2,361 Heartland, USA firesong Veteran
firesong Veteran Joined: Feb 2016 Posts: 2,361 Heartland, USA	David...love this track...it sounds more Springsteen or Mellencamp than Henley to me...Americana rock done very well...super lyrics and melody...the vocal is right in your wheelhouse...one of your best IMHO! www.soundclick.com/firesong BiaB 2024, Steinberg Cubase Pro 13, Wavelab 11.2, SpetraLayers Pro 10, Audacity, Steinberg UR44 Interface, Yamaha Genos, Roland FP60 and FP10, Windows 10 You are who you are because you do what you do because of what you believe.

Re: ONE THING I KNOW_David Snyder David Snyder #829142 11/18/24 05:27 PM User Showcase
Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 24,724 Hamlin NY MarioD Veteran
MarioD Veteran Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 24,724 Hamlin NY	David, this is a killer of a song. Great vocal and lyrics! Super mix "Well, I just emerged from a psychotic family episode that was like William Faulkner x the Addams Family x The Shining x King Lear x The Walking Dead x One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest x Psycho x 1,000." David please stop spying on my family Last edited by MarioD; 11/18/24 05:28 PM. I arrived early to a restaurant. The manager asks, "do you mind waiting a bit?" I said no. "Good", he said. "Take these drinks to table 3" 64 bit Win 10 Pro, the latest BiaB/RB, Roland Octa-Capture audio interface, a ton of software/hardware

Re: ONE THING I KNOW_David Snyder David Snyder #829182 11/18/24 09:34 PM User Showcase
Joined: Apr 2018 Posts: 2,060 Mill Valley, California USA D Deej56 Veteran
Deej56 Veteran D Joined: Apr 2018 Posts: 2,060 Mill Valley, California USA	David, Love, love, love the lyrics . . . you have a way with words . . . they have great detail, atmosphere and substance . . . Not the first time I’ve thought that about your lyrics. Also one of the better mixes I’ve heard from you . . . really balanced, just the right mix of instruments, with the vocal sitting right where it should. Just some excellent work!! Deej

Re: ONE THING I KNOW_David Snyder DC Ron #829242 11/19/24 06:48 AM User Showcase
Joined: Aug 2014 Posts: 8,491 North Carolina David Snyder OP Veteran
OP David Snyder Veteran Joined: Aug 2014 Posts: 8,491 North Carolina	Hey thanks DC, Very kind words! I appreciate you brother! David Snyder Songwriter/Renaissance Man Studio + Fingers https://davidsnydersongs.com/ https://spoti.fi/359Gigs www.davidsnydermusic.com/ www.reverbnation.com/davidpsnyder www.soundcloud.com/david-snyder-gigs4 https://www.songtradr.com/user/profile/david.snyder

Re: ONE THING I KNOW_David Snyder Guitarhacker #829462 11/20/24 05:42 AM User Showcase
Joined: Aug 2014 Posts: 8,491 North Carolina David Snyder OP Veteran
OP David Snyder Veteran Joined: Aug 2014 Posts: 8,491 North Carolina	Thanks Herb. Glad you enjoyed it man! David Snyder Songwriter/Renaissance Man Studio + Fingers https://davidsnydersongs.com/ https://spoti.fi/359Gigs www.davidsnydermusic.com/ www.reverbnation.com/davidpsnyder www.soundcloud.com/david-snyder-gigs4 https://www.songtradr.com/user/profile/david.snyder

Re: ONE THING I KNOW_David Snyder Al-David #829850 11/22/24 07:02 AM User Showcase
Joined: Aug 2014 Posts: 8,491 North Carolina David Snyder OP Veteran
OP David Snyder Veteran Joined: Aug 2014 Posts: 8,491 North Carolina	Thank you Alan. That is very kind. So glad you liked it! David Snyder Songwriter/Renaissance Man Studio + Fingers https://davidsnydersongs.com/ https://spoti.fi/359Gigs www.davidsnydermusic.com/ www.reverbnation.com/davidpsnyder www.soundcloud.com/david-snyder-gigs4 https://www.songtradr.com/user/profile/david.snyder

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